22 Aug 1913
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Newspaper
The Caldwell Tribune
Location
Caldwell, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1913
Page
1
Secretary of the interior F. K. Lane visits Boise amid plans for a major homesteading project. The article details aims to support settlers, outline administrative steps, and note local reactions and delays in moving the project forward. The piece names leaders, locations, and dates connected to the visit and stated objectives.
Taxpayers in Canyon County held a large meeting to denounce 1915 assessed land values, with speakers from Nampa Parma Payette Caldwell and Emmett. They urged lower valuations and 9 percent reductions, while officials and delegates prepared to appeal to the State Board of Equalization for relief and information.
A shorthand notice indicates a Homestead gathering or meeting near a Free Methodist church location. Details are unclear in the fragment but imply community organization and scheduling at a local church setting.
Fragmentary notes describe a club event with judges including Messrs. Chas I, Fred Rabbine, and others. Mentions Mills Assistant and a Monday meeting at 2 pm. Text is garbled but indicates preparations, participants, and a draft program.
Mrs W M Case and her daughter will headline a readings and songs concert at the Presbyterian church next Wednesday evening. The program includes humorous and serious pieces with pieces from The Green Gables and Richard Harding Davis stories. Admission 25 cents for adults and 10 cents for children.
Capitol notes say the State Board of Equalization raised the agricultural and county tax by 10 percent in yesterday afternoon’s meeting. Local officials indicated the move affects county revenues and agricultural assessments.
Firefighters battled a Caldwell house blaze for about 20 minutes after wiring was suspected as the cause. Mrs. Palmer, wife of T. J. Palmer, died at Sawtelle California on August 10. She had lived in Caldwell and Weiser, with a Caldwell home for many years, and was 20 years old and troubled by cancer and an illness. A nephew, J. W. Palmer, remains in Caldwell.
Local paper highlights merchants like Golden Rule Store Studebaker McNair Pratt Peckham and Boyes Hardware with large bargain pages. Ads promise deep discounts to clear winter inventory and fund store news. Readers are urged to take advantage of messages from banks utilities and merchants to save money this week.
Readers weigh in as standings in the Caldwell prize contest show continued momentum. Voters have pushed totals beyond 69,000 this past week while organizations urge concentrated effort to claim the $100 award. Strong early leaders remain visible but a dark horse could still emerge as the vote tallies climb.
Large and most important stock sales planned in Caldwell with consignments from Oregon and Nevada. Sun and dusty stock listed for disposal. Creamery dairy stock and hundreds of horses announced for sale. Over 1500 head of horses and livestock expected across three sale days. Local and interior consignments indicate a strong cash market for farmers in Idaho.
The article discusses state political maneuvering with a push for a United States Senate seat and a potential governor’s race. It weighs the prospects of Senator Brady, Governor Hames, D. W. Davis, and Frank Gooding, noting a six year Senate term versus a two year governorship and speculates on allies and rival factions, including party dynamics in Lincoln County and broader western states.
A group of nurses and four guests, ten in all, enjoyed a Monday evening on Canyon Hill with roasted corn, a campfire, and a Hlopromspee war dance. Mrs Merrick Friedehirkes served as hostess chaperone and dispenser of tavore. The program promised another engagement by a group called A Host of Leoavens at an upcoming date.
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